Walking-stilt



W. J. MEGKE.

(K0 Model.)

WALKING STILT. No 469,641. Patented Feb. 23, 1892.

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I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,641, datedFebruary 23, 1892.

Application filed October 5, 1891.

To all whom it may concern.-

.Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. MECKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Camden, inthe county of Camden and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Walking-Stilts, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is a walkingstilt'the step of which can'bereadily adjusted on the pole for persons of varying heights.

The invention consists in the combination, with a notched pole, of astep recessed to fit over the inner side of the pole, and is composed ofa back to which is fitted a tread supported by a bracket between it andthe back and fillets in the intersection of said back and tread on bothsides of the bracket. A suspender carries and holds the step in intimatecontact with the pole by dropping into the notches and springing itsloose ends into openings formed in the fillets.

0n reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, forming part of thisspecification, Figure 1 is a side view of a stilt embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is an outside view of the pole, showing its notches.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the step, and Fig. 4 is a plan View ofthe suspender.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views.

A is the pole of the stilt, which is notched in its outer side, as shownat a b.

B is the step, recessed at c to fit over the pole, by which an intimatecontact is ob- Serial No. 407,707. (No model.)

tained and the step braced against turning. Said step is com posed ofthe back d, tread e, supporting-bracket f between the back and tread,and fillets g, fitted in the intersection of the back and tread onopposite sides of the bracket.

0 is a rectangular suspender, preferably of metal, which is open at oneof its sides for forming the opposing ends 72. hen the step B issuitably adjusted on the pole A, the suspender O is passed over saidpole, so as to embrace it and the step by dropping its closed side intoeither of the notches a b and springing its loose ends it into theopeningsi of the step-fillets g, by which the pole and step are held incontact.

I claim In a walking-stilt, the combination of a pole A, which isnotched in its outer side at a Z), an adjustable step 13, composed ofthe re cessed back d, tread e, supporting-bracket f, fillets g, and anopen suspenderC, which embraces the pole and step and binds them inintimate contact by dropping its closed side into the notches of thepole and springing its loose ends it into the openings t'of the fillets,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM J. MECKE. WVitnesses:

FRANCIS D. PAsToRIUs, MARTIN V. BERGEN.

